András Schäfer (born 13 April 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Hungary national team.[3]
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Schäfer with Union Berlin in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | András Schäfer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Grundball PFC | ||
| 2010–2014 | Haladás Szombathely | ||
| 2014–2016 | MTK Budapest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | MTK Budapest | 44 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chievo Verona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Dunajská Streda | 44 | (3) |
| 2022– | Union Berlin | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Hungary U18 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Hungary U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hungary | 22 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Schäfer made his Hungarian League debut for MTK appearing as a substitute away at against Gyirmót on 1 April 2017.[4]
On 17 January 2020, he joined Dunajská Streda, playing in the Fortuna Liga on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to purchase.[5]
On 21 January 2022, Schäfer joined Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[6]
On 7 May 2022, Schäfer scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 33rd game week of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season in a 4–1 away victory against SC Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau.[7] In the 2021–22 Bundesliga season he earned 8 caps and scored 1 goal.[8]
Schäfer made his debut with the Hungary national team in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League win over Turkey on 3 September 2020.[9]
On 1 June 2021, he was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[10] He scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a 1–0 win against Cyprus.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MTK Budapest II | 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MTK Budapest | 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Genoa | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Chievo (loan) | 2019-20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Dunajská Streda (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovak Superliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Dunajská Streda | 2020–21 | Slovak Superliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Slovak Superliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 13 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 June 2021 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 23 June 2021 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | 2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 | |
| 3 | 15 November 2021 | PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
1. FC Union Berlin – current squad | |
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Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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Hungarian Footballer of the Year | |
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